T-Mobile LG Optimus L9 release date October 31 for $80

The new T-Mobile LG Optimus L9 is a nice phone for people who don’t care about technology but still want a “smartphone”, especially those who dont even know what phone updates are. they will be content with this phone which will probably never be upgraded.

For only $80, this is a very, very well specced device. Looks nice except for ICS, which is a dealbreaker, even on a mid-range phone.

The T-Mobile LG Optimus L9 features include a 4.5-inch qHD Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Display, a 5MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, 4GB internal memory, 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, dual core 1ghz is enough for most apps and basic games. And a 2,150 mAh battery and Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 will receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It will be available in stores and online beginning October 31st for $79.99 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate.

Nokia Lumia 510 launched

Nokia knows that not everyone is able to afford a high end smartphone, which is why when they walked with Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, there is a market segment that is crying out for an affordable model. I guess that clarion call has been met with the launch of the Nokia Lumia 510, an entry-level smartphone which does not burn a hole in your pocket, and yet looking stylish like all get out, coming in five different colors – red, yellow, cyan, white and black.

The hardware specifications one can look forward to would be a 4″ TFT display at 800 x 480 resolution, 256MB RAM with 4GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel shooter camera at the back that does VGA videos at 30fps, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and WCDMA connectivity. A Snapdragon S1 runs proceedings from underneath the hood, and you will still be able to enjoy Windows Phone’s signature Live Tiles, letting you check out at-a-glance updates as well as enjoy speedy access to all that you want to work with. Having said that, bear in mind that this is a Windows Phone 7.5 device, so you know for sure it will not be a handset to use if you want to remain at the cutting edge.

Microsoft Office Mobile apps have also been thrown into the mix, while the Internet Explorer 9 web browser helps you use the Nokia Lumia 510 right out of the box as it arrives in India, China, South America and Asia for $199 thereabouts from next month onward.

Black Samsung Galaxy S3 will hit Stores in October 2012

Samsung will release the black Galaxy S3 version on October 24, thus answering calls for the traditional black color that seems to make any smartphone look strikingly pleasing. Samsung originally planned to replace black with Pebble Blue, which was as close as Samsung got to black, without it actually being black. But this was not enough to meet the expectations of a vast worldwide audience. The buyers wanted more, and more is what they got, with Samsung unveiling several Galaxy S3 color versions in recent months.

Expansys tells us that come October 24, or just in two days from now, shipments of the black Samsung Galaxy S3 will start arriving. The retailer will sell the 16GB black version of the flagship device for £409.99, which is obviously the unlocked price of the smartphone.

For those who don’t live in Europe, Verizon’s black and brown versions of the device have already been released. Moreover, the device is available in Garnet Red from AT&T. While the black variant has been sighted on Samsung’s Facebook page at the London Olympics, snapping photos and sharing files via S-Beam, we got to take it for a hands-on spin only at IFA 2012 in Germany.

On a different note, Phandroid reports that a 64GB Galaxy S3 model could soon be available from Verizon, although nothing is certain yet. The model is also said to feature an Exynos chip instead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 SoC found on all U.S. Galaxy S3 versions. Android enthusiasts may remember Samsung promising a 64GB Galaxy S3 at the London launch event, but the device failed to show up on the shelves. It was assumed that Samsung slated the idea, an ideology the company eventually denied – but we’re yet to see a 64GB Galaxy S3 in stores.

Airtel becomes fourth largest telecom operator in the world

Airtel becomes fourth largest telecom opIndian telco Bharti Airtel has become world’s fourth largest telecom operator, reports Press Trust of India, citing research firm Wireless Intelligence.

According to PTI, Airtel follows China Mobile (No 1, 683.08 million connections), Vodafone Group (No 2 386.88 million) and America Movil Group (No 3 251.83 million) in the top five.

Bharti Airtel currently has 250.04 million subscribers followed by Telefonica Group with 243.51 million.

Wireless Intelligence states in its “Mobile operator worldwide group global ranking by connections (Q2, 2012)’” report that Airtel is the only other telco in top ten apart from China telecom to move up in its ranking. It was earlier at the fifth spot.

While Airtel might have improved its ranking, Bharti’s mobile revenue at $3.04 billion in Q2 is much lower than the other operators in top fiveerator in the world

Acer to launch an Intel powered smartphone by the end of 2012

After Motorola, another big manufacturer is planning to launch Intel-powered smartphones. According to a report in China Post, Acer is gearing up to release its first Android smartphone with Intel chip inside by year-end.

The smartphone is currently a mystery, but we think, it will come with 2GHz Intel Atom processor, which was last seen in Motorola RAZR i.

The news of Acer Intel phone is coming from Peter Shieh, who is the vice president of Acer’s corporate account business division in Taiwan. He stated that Acer plans to pre-install its own cloud service on the new model.

Acer currently uses chips from Qualcomm, MediaTek and NVIDIA (for tablets) and Intel chips will help it diversify its portfolio even more as the company struggles to gain ground in the smartphone and tablet market.

“Intel is a more familiar partner to us because we have been working together in the PC sector for a long time,” Peter Shieh said.

Company has also launched its first Jelly Bean tablet in the North America on Thursday. The tablet has been priced at USD 229.99 and will go on sale starting October 30.

Vodafone’s Galaxy S3 getting Jelly Bean update today

It’s safe to assume that owners of Samsung Galaxy S3 on Vodafone won’t be hit with a bout of the blue Mondays. As expected, the wireless carrier has started pushing out the Android 4.1 update for the Galaxy S3 today.

Following Samsung’s confirmation that all UK-based Galaxy S3 smarphones will be getting Jelly Bean in the coming weeks, Vodafone was the second mobile operator in the country to serve Google’s latest and greatest mobile operating system. Remarkably, there’s no hint of a delay and the software upgrade seems to be rolling out smoothly.

Seeing that it’s being released in batches, you may not receive an update notification on your device right away, and it may take several days or more for the new firmware to reach everyone. If you don’t see any over-the-air prompt yet to download and install the file, it’s worth connecting your beloved Galaxy S3 to your PC and use Kies software to manually check for the update.

Google will unveil the LG Nexus 4 on October 29, confirmed by LG

This one comes as no surprise after so many leaks - LG has now confirmed that Google will unveil the Nexus 4 next Monday, on October 29th

"Google will unveil the LG Nexus on October 29 and the phone will be available in the Indian markets by the end of November," LG Mobile Product Planning head Amit Gujral said. The LG executive mentioned that the device will have a 4.7-inch display and a 1.5GHz quad-core processor.s

With the new Nexus flagship (it seems there will be one new Nexus phone only after all), Google will bring a brand new version of the Android operating system. Android 4.2 was widely rumored and now LG is confirming this as well.

Google is said to be doubling its security efforts with 4.2 (which could be called Key Lime Pie). It’s also allegedly bringing a new Gmail, a quick settings panel, a revised gallery application and multiple accounts for tablets.

Nokia launches Asha 308 in India at Rs. 5,685

The Asha 308 is a full-touch feature phone running on Series 40, which has been a huge success with Asha 305 and the Asha 306. Asha series has been a huge hit for Nokia, regardless the fact that there are affordable Android smartphones available in the market from local vendors. Nokia has reported that in the last quarter the company has shipped over 6.5 million units of the Asha series of feature phones.

This new addition to the series sports a 3-inch capacitive display and is dual-SIM capable. The device also features a 2 megapixel rear camera, microSD card slot, 20MB built-in storage, 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM. Additionally, the device has FM radio capability, however it lacks Wi-Fi connectivity.

Apart from this Nokia has pre-loaded social networking apps including – Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. It comes with 40 EA games titles for no extra money.

Aircel offers iPhone 3GS at Rs. 9,999

 Postpaid customers of Aircel will now be able to purchase the iPhone 3GS at a special price of Rs. 9,999. The deal is attached to an Aircel postpaid plan that costs Rs. 3,000 for a full year, and gives you 2GB of data every month, with speeds dialed down to 128 kbps once the FUP limit has been reached. Aircel is also throwing in 6 months of unlimited 2G data in areas where 2G plans are available, along with 1000 local and STD minutes along with 2500 local and national SMSes.

The deal is particularly attractive as the cost of owning the handset even with the postpaid plan is cheaper than the 4G iPod Touch. Apple's latest portable media player starts at Rs. 13,000 for the 8GB version, and sports improved specs over the 3GS, with a 720p camera and high pixel density screen.


While the 3GS has seen support for over four firmware updates, its specs aren't competitive to be priced as a mid-range smartphone in 2012. With a 600 MHz processor and a HVGA resolution screen, and a single 3 megapixel camera on the back, it should certainly dent Android's stronghold in the sub 10k category. The price cut should certainly be a welcome sight for Aircel customers, and should trigger other competitors like Airtel to revise their prices as well.

HTC J Butterfly Is The World’s First 5-Inch, Full HD Smartphone

HTC has unveiled its 5” competitor the HTC J Butterfly, which is a 5” Android smartphone which runs of Android 4.1. It has a Super LCD 3 as told by HTC which is a 440 ppi Full HD interface. The smartphone or Phablet comes with an impressive Quad Core 1.5 GHz processor which will ensure you that your device will not lag or stop inspite of your multitasking or HD gaming. It is equipped with LTE and NFC which makes it a global device and increases your productability. HTC J Butterfly is new to the market and it is aimed at targeting the Galaxy Note 2 with its high end specifications and sleek design.

Specifications of HTC J Butterfly:

Device Type:Bar Type
Display: 5 inch, Super LCD 3 with 440 ppi full HD
Display: Screen Resolution: 800 x 1280 pixels
Operating System: Android 4.1, Jelly Bean 
CPU: Quad-core 1.5GHz APQ8064 processor
RAM: 2GB
Internal Memory: 16 GB
External Memory: Expandable with Micro SD card
Back Camera: 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front Camera: 2.1MP
Video Recording:1080p
Battery: 2020 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time: Up to 26 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)

Google launches Play Store seller support in India

Over the past year, Android device activations in India have jumped more than 400%, bringing millions of new users to Google Play and driving huge increases in app downloads. In the last six months, Android users in India downloaded more apps than in the previous three years combined, and India has rocketed to become the fourth-largest market worldwide for app downloads. To help developers capitalize on this tremendous growth, we are launching Google Play seller support in India.

Starting today, developers in India can sell paid applications, in-app products, and subscriptions in Google Play, with monthly payouts to their local bank accounts. They can take advantage of all of the tools offered by Google Play to monetize their products in the best way for their businesses, and they can target their products to the paid ecosystem of hundreds of millions of users in India and across the world.

If you are an Android developer based in India, you can get started right away by signing in to your Developer Console and setting up a Google Checkout merchant account. If your apps are already published as free, you can monetize them by adding in-app products or subscriptions. For new apps, you can publish the apps as paid, in addition to selling in-app products or subscriptions.

When you’ve prepared your apps and in-app products, you can price them in any available currencies, publish, and then receive payouts and financial data in your local currency. Visit the developer help center for complete details.

Along with seller support, we're also adding buyer’s currency support for India. We encourage developers everywhere to visit your Developer Console as soon as possible to set prices for your products in Indian Rupees and other new currencies (such as Russian Rubles).

Stay tuned for more announcements as we continue to roll out Google Play seller support to many more countries around the world.

Worldwide Smartphone Users Cross 1 Billion Mark

Reportedly, there are a total of 1 billion smartphone users in the world right now. The latest report was revealed by Strategy Analytics which is a Research and Consulting firm. The analyst firm stated that the 1 billion mark of smartphone users in the world was reached on the third quarter of 2012. The study credited Apple for catalysing the industry growth. The report was announced just weeks after Facebook announced its user base to have crossed 1 billion.

The report stated the smartphone industry to have taken a total of 16 years for crossing the 1 billion mark. The report however stated that the next similar milestone will be achieved in less than three years. Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics stated that a vast majority of people in the global population still does not have any access to smartphone.

This throws light on the huge demand and scope for the smartphone industry to exponentially grow in emerging markets such as China, India and Africa. He also stated the iPhone which was introduced in the year 2007 to have revolutionized the smartphone design. Nokia Communicator was the first smartphone to be released in to the international market, during 1996. The report stated that the demand for smartphones have been exponentially growing since then.

The record sales were achieved by Apple’s latest smartphone iPhone 5, which sold over 5 million units within the first three days of its official launch on September 21. The firm stated that even though the figures looks quite impressive, the fact remains that about only one in seven people own a smartphone as of now and the penetration rate to be relatively lower than the standards.

Smartphone industry is definitely on its way to further growth with more manufacturers coming up with devices running on operating systems such as Android, iOS, Windows 8 and Symbian Belle operating system.

Samsung Galaxy Camera Full Specification & Features

With various rumour mills roaming around before any tech device’s release, many expectations are embarked on consumer’s mind. While most of the rumours for let say, Apple are mostly bogus, same can’t be said for Samsung however.With various rumour mills roaming around before any tech device’s release, many expectations are embarked on consumer’s mind. While most of the rumours for let say, Apple are mostly bogus, same can’t be said for Samsung however.

had been rumours regarding Sammy introducing a new dimension in Camera category by making it a “Smart” device and that fantasy became a reality with Samsung officially showcasing the Galaxy Camera series equipped with lots of features.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera is a point-and-shoot digital camera that’s as feature-packed as any mid-range to high-end Android smartphone. The Galaxy Camera actually introduces the term “smart camera,” which is how Google senior VP for Mobile and Digital Content Andy Rubin envisions the next level of digital photography to be (smart move!).

Without any further ado, following are its complete specs :-
1.1.4 GHz quad-core processor
2.8GB built in storage, support for microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
3.4.8-inch capacitive touchscreen HD Super Clear Touch Display (308 ppi)
4.16.3 megapixel BSI sensor
5.23mm equivalent F/2.8 lens with 21x optical zoom
6.ISO settings: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
7.Mobile data: 3G (HSPA+ 21 Mbps) and 4G capable: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
8.A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0
9.Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
10.1,650 mAh battery

Photo features:

1.Smart content manager
2.Photo wizard
3.Best group pose
4.Voice control option
5.Auto cloud backup
6.Slow motion video
7.S Planner, S Suggest
8.Support for AllShare Play, Family Story, Dropbox

Automatic Sharing  :

No more need to traditionally connect the camera to your Pc for sending pics, the Samsung Galaxy Camera enables users to be able to automatically share pictures as they are captured to Social networks, emails etc (just like you would do on your smartphone).  Instant share feature is also available with devices like Galaxy S3 and Note 2.

Availability :

The Samsung Galaxy Camera will come in two variants: 3G and WiFi version and a 4G and WiFi version. No pricing has been announced yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

This device will no doubt threaten the existing Camera market as this is what every camera need to be : Great Lens quality for capturing pics/videos and powerful software to provide a beautiful and easy photo-shoot experience. Let’s see how consumers react to this device when it gets released.

HTC

HTC 8S Price in India – Windows Phone 8 :

The new HTC 8S is the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone from HTC . It is a 4-inch touchscreen smartphone powered by a powerful processor and battery . To stand-out it in the crowd , HTC has launched this new mobile in  “color-dipped” accents for an eye-catching, playful look, followed by the sleek form from the cool, clean Live Tiles.

 HTC 8S Windows Phone key features :

1.First HTC Windows Phone 8 OS mobile
2.Large 4-inch multi-touch display , High strength Gorilla Glass screen
3.Boldly colored design
4.High-performing battery
5.Powerful 1GHz dual-core processor
6.Free 7GB on SkyDrive cloud storage
7.Studio-quality sound and entertainment – In-built Beats Audio built-in
8.High speed data connectivity options
9.microSIM card support

iPhone 5 Key Specifications

Apple execs including Tim Cook and Phil Shiller unveiled the star of the day, marking one of the historic event of the year. Anyways, lets dig into the smartphone and see what Apple has done for its new No.1 smartphone device                           

Design :

As expected, the new iPhone comes with a new two-tone design as suggested by numerous leaks before. Despite of new colour scheme used in the design, the smartphone resembles the iPhone 4/4s. The phone is 18% thinner than its predecessor and 20% lighter as well.

The iPhone 5 is slightly taller with its screen measuring 4 inches diagonally, comes with a resolution of 1136 x 640 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio and 326 PPI (Retina Display), 44% more color saturation and integrated touch, which explains its thinness.

Processor/GPU/RAM :-

The RAM remains the same (1GB), GPU and CPU (A15 architecture) are said to be twice as powerful than the iPhone 4S.

Wireless :-

The iPhone 5 supports GSM, CDMA, LTE and a wide range of other wireless technologies.

1.GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
2.CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
3.GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
4.802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
5.Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology.

Camera :-

The iPhone 5′s iSight still uses an 8MP sensor, but the system has been upgraded, as has the FaceTime camera with HD capabilities:
1.8-megapixel iSight camera
2.1080p HD video recording at up to 30 frames per second with audio
3.FaceTime HD camera takes 1.2MP photos and 720p HD video\

 Battery Timings:-

Despite the fact that it has a larger display and LTE, Apple says the iPhone 5 still has great battery life (Remember last time when Apple made such promise?):
1.Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
2.Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G
3.Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
4.Standby time: Up to 225 hours
5.Internet use: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 8 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
6.Video playback: Up to 10 hours
7.Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Pricing :-

As usual, the iPhone 5 comes in both black and white, as well as three different storage options. And the price points are the same as well (remember, these prices are subsidized and require at least a two-year carrier contract):
1.16GB iPhone 5 is $199
2.32GB iPhone 5 is $299
3.64GB iPhone 5 is$399

Release Date :-

As expected, the iPhone 5 will soon be available in stores. Starting with September 14, you’ll be able to pre-order it in the USA, Canada UK, France and Germany Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. The device will hit 100 countries by December and will be carried by 240 mobile operators.